https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395573#M127440 The shuffle is on, and my playlist should last 20-30 hours. However, he<BR />trouble might be in my Samsung phone and not Spotify itself.<BR /> Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:31:46 GMT sjenni 2018-02-22T16:31:46Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395548#M127435 <P>Why does the playback from my playlist stop every two or three hours? I need non-stop music for 8 hours.</P> Thu, 22 Feb 2018 15:58:44 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395548#M127435 sjenni 2018-02-22T15:58:44Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395568#M127438 <P>Hi @sjenni, and welcome to the Spotify Community.</P><P>Sorry to hear about the stops, but let's get it rectified ASAP for you.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Just to double check, when you play your playlists, is the repeat playlist function set to loop back? If it isn't, is the shuffle option on?</P> Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:22:36 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395568#M127438 Shaun_Yap 2018-02-22T16:22:36Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395573#M127440 The shuffle is on, and my playlist should last 20-30 hours. However, he<BR />trouble might be in my Samsung phone and not Spotify itself.<BR /> Thu, 22 Feb 2018 16:31:46 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395573#M127440 sjenni 2018-02-22T16:31:46Z https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395980#M127489 <P>Hi @sjenni, maybe you could try adding Spotify to the force open list, which should cause it to keep running and not be auto-killed by the phone. I'm not sure which model you're currently using, but for a Oppo R9S, it's by pulling the app tab down, after you've accessed the running app list</P> Fri, 23 Feb 2018 01:28:31 GMT https://community.spotify.com/t5/Android/Automatic-stop/m-p/4395980#M127489 Shaun_Yap 2018-02-23T01:28:31Z